install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bit

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install bit

MacPorts ports tree · devel/bit/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bit

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bi/bit/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/bit

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/bit.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Distributed Code Component Manager

Project links

Commands and aliases

bit

history

Project history and usage

Bit is Teambit's component-oriented development platform and CLI. It started as a way to manage and share code components across repositories, and its current documentation frames it as a build system for composing components, applications, and AI-assisted development workspaces.

Project history

The official teambit/bit repository was created in 2017. Its README describes Bit as a system for organizing source code into reusable components, with support for common JavaScript and TypeScript environments such as Node.js, React, Angular, Vue, React Native, and Next.js.

Over time Bit expanded from a distributed component manager into a broader workspace, build, release, and cloud collaboration system. The current README emphasizes composable components, shell applications, CI, Bit Cloud scopes, and reusable templates for both developers and AI agents.

Adoption history

Bit's adoption has been strongest in JavaScript and TypeScript component ecosystems, especially teams trying to share UI or backend modules across monorepos and polyrepos. Its package-manager presence in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop reflects a cross-platform CLI distribution strategy rather than a Unix-only tool.

The project remains actively maintained: the GitHub repository shows continued activity in 2026 and release tags in the 1.13 series. The README also points users to Bit Cloud and a community space, which are central to the hosted-scope workflow.

How it is used

Typical usage starts with installing Bit, running `bit init --default-scope`, creating components or applications with `bit create`, previewing them with the Bit UI or `bit run`, versioning them with `bit tag`, and exporting them with `bit export`.

Bit is most useful when a team wants code units to have their own build, test, version, dependency, and release lifecycle while still living inside existing repositories or workspaces.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Bit is interesting because it blurs the line between package manager, monorepo tool, component registry, and build orchestrator. It treats components as first-class packageable units instead of making the repository the only meaningful boundary.

It also explains the Homebrew naming collision with `bit-git`: the simple `bit` formula belongs to Teambit's component workflow, while the modern Git helper is packaged as `bit-git`.

Timeline

2017: The teambit/bit repository is created.
Late 2010s: Bit is presented as a distributed code component manager for sharing components across projects.
2020s: Bit grows into a component workspace and build system tied to Bit Cloud scopes and JavaScript/TypeScript environments.
2026: The project continues publishing 1.13.x releases and active repository updates.

Related projects

Bit Cloud is the hosted scope and collaboration platform documented by the project.
npm and standard JavaScript package managers consume exported Bit components as packages.
Nx, Turborepo, and Lerna occupy adjacent monorepo and workspace-tooling territory, though Bit's component model is distinct.
React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, React Native, and Next.js are official environment targets named in the README.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/teambit/bit
https://api.github.com/repos/teambit/bit/releases
https://bit.dev/docs
https://github.com/teambit/bit
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/teambit/bit/master/README.md
input.json source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

macOS: ~/Library/Caches/Bit/config/config.json
Unix: ./workspace.jsonc

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

macOS: ~/Library/Caches/Bit/config/config.json~/.ssh/id_rsa

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bit`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version14.8.8

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://bit.dev

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://bit.devnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bit
Version	14.8.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bit
Homepage	https://bit.dev
Repository	https://github.com/teambit/bit
Upstream docs	https://bit.dev/docs
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/bit-bin/-/bit-bin-14.8.8.tgz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:02:53-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node, terminal-notifier
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bit
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	bit-git
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

bit

nix profile install nixpkgs#bit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bit

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bi/bit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

bit

sudo port install bit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bit

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/bit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/bit

scoop install main/bit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bit

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bit.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bit.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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